Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.
BODHIDHARMATrying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.
More Bodhidharma Quotes
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To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.
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When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they’re full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don’t consider the past. And they don’t worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.
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I never lost or fail, not yet conquered. If I fall seven times, I get up eight
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As mortals, we’re ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.
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The Buddha is your real body, your original mind.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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The mind is the Buddha, and the Buddha is the mind.
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If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.
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All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions.
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Buddhas don’t practice nonsense.
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Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.
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Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
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Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha…. Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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I do not need any writing, since I transmit teaching beyond words and ideas.
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
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